Writing Songs in Reykjavik

In conversation with singer–songwriters Markéta Irglová and Helgi Jonsson on craft and craftsmanship in Iceland
By Ben Finane

Sprinting Toward Music

Aisa Ijiri on athletics and pianism
By Ben Finane

Seven Centuries in Eighty Minutes

In an ambitious program, Jeremy Denk surveys the history of Western music.
by Catherine Womack

Jazz Lightning Strikes Twice

Two archival discoveries present Steinway Immortal Bill Evans in 1968 alongside Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette.

by Bradley Bambarger

Learning Their Craft

Young pianists tour New York’s Steinway Factory.
 

Piano Became My Confessor — Jean-Michel Blais

Jean-Michel Blais on his music, his Tourette’s, and finding his Steinway Sound.
By Justin D. Joffe

Chang-Yong Shin — Musical Expression

Pianist ChingYong Shin on grappling with the Classical repertoire
By Ben Finane

Freezing a Moment of Infinite Possibility

Pianist Jeremy Denk on the stakes of recording Bach’s Goldberg Variations
By Thomas May

The Humanist — Murray Perahia

Murray Perahia discusses the pull of Bach, the invention Of Haydn, his love for Mozart, editing the Beethoven Sonatas, the influence Of Heinrich Schenker, and the importance Of rubato.
By Ben Finane

Disruption

Timo Andres tackles an unfinished Mozart concerto.
By Brian Wise

Playing the Barre

The invisible but indispensable ballet rehearsal pianist.
By Marcia Adair

Downtown, You're Legendary

Now eighty, a look back at the Village Vanguard’s unlikely path
By Jed Distler

Table for One

Menahem Pressler embarks on a solo career after a lifetime spent playing with others.
By Stuart Isacoff

In Real Time

Rising pianist Christian Sands on playing jazz 

By Ben Finane

Cheesy Compositions

A pianist finds fulfillment in the rhythm of a dairy.
By Kristine Jannuzz

Peter Serkin — A Strange Trip Indeed

Peter Serkin: A Strange Trip Indeed
By Daniel Felsenfeld

A Ceaseless Flow of Invention

Marc-André Hamelin reveals the unexpected.
By Bradley Bambarger

Leon Fleisher

The heroic pianist reflects on his discography.

By Bradley Bambarger

Sheep May Safely Groove

J.S. Bach, Jazzman
By Damian Fowler

Portrait of a Portraitist

The Life and Times of Virgil Thomson
By Jed Distler